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Old 02-16-2006, 01:47 PM   #1
zeltak
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trying to preform setenv, no command ?


hi

im trying to install the new mythTV with hyams amazing guide. in the middle it says to input:

setenv QTDIR /usr/lib/qt3

but i get an error message saying there is no such command... can anyone tell me what im doing wrong?

thx alot

Zeltak
 
Old 02-16-2006, 01:57 PM   #2
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Hi,
setenv is used to set an environment variable typically in the csh or tcsh shells.
Which shell are you using ?
Find out with :
echo $SHELL
Assuming you are using the bash or sh shell, instead of setenv command, :
export QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt3

This varies with different shells.
So depending upon which shell you have, you might have to Google a it and see how to set the environment variable in your shell
 
Old 02-16-2006, 02:00 PM   #3
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thx raseel

the shell im using is /bin/bash. i tried using export but i didnt work. do you know what i should use?

thx

zeltak
 
Old 02-16-2006, 02:08 PM   #4
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This doesn't appear to work on the command line, but does when entered in a configuration file.

Open the (invisible) bash config file .bashrc in a text editor, and add the following lines to it:

QTDIR='/usr/lib/qt3'

export QTDIR

Then close and re-open the shell/Konsole, and the variable should be set. You can check this with:

printenv | grep QTDIR

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